Phone Reviews (page 30)
Smartphone review: Blackview A100
Blackview A100 - without unnecessary savings
Low-mid-range smartphones are usually a collection of compromises. Cost reduction is difficult to achieve without simplifications, but technological advances make them less visible. So, the hero of today's review, with his democratic price tag, is ready to be a reliable mobile assistant for a decent part of the audience.
Smartphone review: OnePlus Nord CE 5G
OnePlus Nord CE 5G - substitution of names
The Chinese company Vanplas continues its consolidation in the middle price segment. The Nord-line turned out to be quite controversial for the manufacturer, but these devices still managed to find their audience and even millions of fans. The expansion of the series was only a matter of time, which is decided by the hero of today's review. This is a full-fledged continuation of the N10 phone, but we all expected a slightly different name for the new product. Apparently, the developer has his own vision of the situation.
Smartphone review: Doogee N40
Doogee N40 - almost a camera phone?
The N-series smartphones of the Chinese company Dodge have been commercially successful literally from the very beginning. However, the manufacturer was in no hurry to expand the lineup, which made fans of the brand feel some excitement. But one way or another, the sequel still came out and is aimed at providing good photographic opportunities in the price category. What about other aspects of the gadget?
Smartphone review: Oppo A16
Oppo A16 - smartphone without audience
The mobile phone market is represented today by thousands of different models, it is easy to get lost in the variety of which. Of course, such an assortment is not complete without successful devices, which are praised by both critics and ordinary users. However, most of the sold Android-smartphones are deprived of commercial success due to the discrepancy between price, quality, design and functionality. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review definitely belongs to the second category.
Smartphone review: Vivo X70t Pro
Vivo X70t Pro - a delicate balance between bestseller and failure
Creating a lightweight version of a flagship smartphone is not an easy task, even for an experienced manufacturer. With a tangible difference in cost, the novelty should retain most of the advantages of its expensive predecessor and at the same time surpass direct opponents with a similar price tag. Does the hero of today's review succeed in the listed tasks?
Smartphone review: Vivo Y73
Vivo Y73 - belated hit
The smartphone market is developing at an incredibly fast pace, so even a slight delay on the part of the developer can turn into a commercial failure for him. So, the hero of today's review could become a real bestseller if he came out six months ago. Today, he has a lot of rivals with a variety of competitive advantages, which is not easy for a gadget to answer.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A22 4G
Samsung Galaxy A22 4G - unexpectedly good
The initial A-line models from the Korean company Samsung have never had great photographic capabilities or excellent performance. Even though they were quite balanced devices for the price segment, the fight against competitors from China was not always easy for them. However, everything ever changes, and the hero of today's review seeks to prove this statement.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G - when there is nothing to complain about
The Korean company Samsung has recently joined the rivalry in the segment of inexpensive 5G smartphones. Surprisingly, the corporation, accustomed to inflating the price tags on its products due to the popularity of the brand, suddenly decided to please its fans with extremely balanced and viable new items without any particular flaws.
Smartphone review: Oukitel C21 Pro
Oukitel C21 Pro - are you definitely an iPhone?
It seems that the Aukitel company sometimes likes to feel nostalgic for the times when Chinese smartphones were associated exclusively with fakes of Apple and Samsung products. So, the hero of today's review outwardly almost literally copies the bestseller from the American brand, but also upsets a number of simplifications in comparison with its predecessor without the Pro-index.
Smartphone review: Realme XT 3
Realme XT 3 - the long-awaited sequel
In most cases, a commercially successful smartphone quickly enough acquires successors or updated versions aimed at generating additional profit. However, there are sometimes exceptions. So, the Chinese company Realmi only after almost two years decided to update its bestseller. But it looks like the wait was worth it.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno6 Pro+
Oppo Reno6 Pro+ is a good addition
Reno-line of smartphones of the Chinese company Oppo has always been popular both in China and outside its territory. Not the cheapest phones fully justified their price with functionality, thoughtful design and top-end performance. However, the accelerating pace of the industry is forcing manufacturers to update their flagship lines with increasing frequency. As a result, new items are often almost indistinguishable from their predecessors. But these words hardly apply to the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno6 Pro
Oppo Reno6 Pro - a professional in his field
The Chinese company Oppo knows exactly what smartphones of the middle and upper price segment should be, as evidenced by its popularity in the domestic market. But the corporation's ambitions to enter the countries of Europe and the CIS make it think about the citizens of other states. The hero of today's review will definitely appeal even to sophisticated Android users around the world, because it combines advanced technical characteristics, an extremely relevant design and a reasonable price.
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 8 Pro
Asus Zenfone 8 Pro - the flagship is not without flaws
Flagship smartphones for the most part represent the best that the market has to offer. In addition, each manufacturer tries to demonstrate its full potential and technological developments in top-end devices. But it seems that the Taiwanese company Asus has its own vision of creating devices of the highest price category. So, the hero of today's review not only lost the competitive advantages of its predecessors, but also acquired serious flaws.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno6
Oppo Reno6 - full-fledged sub-flag
The initial representatives of the flagship smartphone lines are usually extremely cut-down in performance or functionality, the main goals of which are to preserve the appearance of a top-end analogue and at the same time to motivate to buy a real leader of the series. However, in the case of the hero of today's review, the situation is completely different, because the Chinese company Oppo decided practically not to resort to any simplifications.
Smartphone review: Realme X7 Max 5G
Realme X7 Max 5G - flagship or not?
What are the hallmarks of a flagship smartphone? In answering this question, many users will indicate top-end performance, beautiful design, decent functionality and long battery life. The hero of today's review has all the above parameters, but at the same time it is very inexpensive. What is the manufacturer's secret?
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO U5x
Vivo IQOO U5x - modest and unremarkable
Sometimes the line between a successful and a downright unsuccessful budget smartphone can be imperceptible both for the buyer and for the manufacturer itself. The need to save money on assembly materials, cameras, technical specifications and other components is difficult to deny, but sometimes the pursuit of cost reduction leads to disastrous results. This is practically the situation with the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI A11 Pro Max
UMiDIGI A11 Pro Max - success was so close
The Chinese company Umidigi is actively fighting for life in the competitive smartphone market. The corporation has learned to make phones that are really beautiful for their price category with balanced technical characteristics, but problems with software and sometimes strange solutions in terms of functionality are still relevant for the developer. The hero of today's review did not avoid the described shortcomings.
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R - not simplistic at all?
Gaming smartphones are far from cheap to buy. Installing a flagship processor with competent cooling costs a lot of money, but we must not forget about autonomy and photographic capabilities. But how can a manufacturer save money and provide gamers with a device of at least a mid-high price segment? The Chinese company has an answer to this question.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A03s
Samsung Galaxy A03s - no progress
Inexpensive smartphones of the Korean company Samsung still cannot get rid of the shortcomings that should not be inherent in modern phones from a large brand. A number of devices upset with cut-down functionality, other products are endowed with mediocre performance. The hero of today's review will disappoint with the quality of the screen and other unpleasant moments.
Smartphone review: Doogee S86 Pro
Doogee S86 Pro - hastily added innovations?
The Chinese company Dodge definitely wants to show itself and all its capabilities, but sometimes such a desire may not go into the hands of the organization's popularity. For example, the hero of today's review received a laser thermometer instead of one of the camera modules. But does the audience really need this feature, or should the developer have paid attention to improving the technical characteristics?
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison 2021
UMiDIGI Bison 2021 - easy upgrade
How to extend the life of a once popular smartphone? Each of the manufacturers has their own answers to this question. Someone simply transfers the phone to a lower price category, someone prepares a full-fledged continuation of the hit. The Chinese company Umidigi decided to simply slightly tighten the technical characteristics of its successful device and update the software. Will the audience of the market have enough of such changes?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco X3 GT
Xiaomi Poco X3 GT - the era of cheap gaming smartphones
For a long time, Android smartphones have been very expensive for gamers. Flagship chipsets were not cheap, as was the provision of additional functionality for such devices and decent heat dissipation. However, time does not stand still, the performance of even mid-budget CPUs has significantly advanced, so devices like the hero of today's review will soon become commonplace.
Smartphone review: Honor X20 Pro
Honor X20 Pro - flagship surprise
The once popular Honor has lost a significant portion of its audience for a number of reasons. The litigation of the former parent company Huawei and the sanctions imposed on it did not allow the corporation to use Google services in products, and the further sale of the company required several months to adapt to independent activities. The latter factor has taken a heavy toll on the range of phones it offers and marketing, but the organization is already recovering from problems and pleasantly surprising its loyal fans.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Armor 11T 5G
Ulefone Armor 11T 5G - stupid technologies?
The smartphone market is becoming more and more competitive, introduces its own complexities and demanding audience. Users have gotten used to the value-for-money ratio of the new products. It is especially difficult for smaller players who are unable to take advantage of economies of scale. So, although the hero of today's review pleases with a number of advantages, they are unlikely to be interesting with the requested price list.
Smartphone review: Realme Narzo 30 5G
Realme Narzo 30 5G - youth option
What should be the ideal smartphone for young people? A significant number of people will answer that such a mobile assistant must be beautiful, autonomous, functional and at the same time inexpensive. The hero of today's review tries to comply with each of the definitions given, but he succeeds in his task only partially.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G - increase power!
The Chinese company Redmi, unlike the parent corporation Xiaomi, continues to produce smartphones that are extremely affordable for the provided functionality. However, for several years, the manufacturer has already managed to spoil the audience. Users are demanding more beautiful, productive and autonomous phones even in the mid-range price segment, and in order to make a profit, the developer has to fulfill the wishes of potential buyers. So, even the recent flagships are ready to envy the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno6 Z 5G
Oppo Reno6 Z 5G - successful filling of the assortment?
It is difficult to deny the Chinese company Oppo the ability to make high-quality and relevant smartphones, however, frankly mediocre products from under the manufacturer's conveyor are not uncommon. Especially often such models are found in low and medium price segments. The hero of today's review should become the most accessible representative of the updated Reno line, but will he not be in the category of the developer's pass-through devices?
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Power 5
UMiDIGI Power 5 - further we go, worse it becomes?
The line of long-playing Power-smartphones of the Chinese company Umidigi is far from the most ambitious and successful, but its representatives still enjoyed success with the fans of the brand. For almost a year, the developer forgot about the series and only now thought about its resurrection. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review turned out to be not as interesting and relevant as the fans of the corporation expected, and he is significantly inferior to his predecessor.
Smartphone review: Vivo Y52 5G
Vivo Y52 5G - Beauty requires sacrifice
Creating the perfect smartphone at the turn of the lower and middle price segments is actually an impossible task. The manufacturer needs to maintain a perfect balance between the number of functions and the design of the gadget, while limiting the growth of its cost as much as possible. So, in the case of the hero of today's review, the bias went rather to the second side.
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Z30 Pro
ZTE Nubia Z30 Pro - technological flagship
Have you ever wanted to get the best smartphone on the market? Not just a beautiful and productive model, but a combination of all advanced technologies and all fashion trends in one graceful case? The Chinese company ZTE tried to implement everything listed in the hero of today's review, but the price tag of the novelty is now not at all humane, and minor flaws still crept into the device.
Smartphone review: Coolpad Cool 20
Coolpad Cool 20 - say no to the plastic!
The Chinese company Kulpad quite strongly declared itself in the smartphone market several years ago, and cooperation with the once popular LeTV was also successful. However, LeEco has actually sunk into oblivion, and the second developer's affairs went much worse. Affected and frank commercial failures of a number of phones, and mediocre marketing, and the creation of products exclusively for China. However, it seems that the position of the manufacturer is getting better.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Ultra
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Ultra - ultra-balanced hit
Many users are already accustomed to the fact that the Chinese company Xiaomi produces almost a couple of dozen smartphones per quarter. Of course, at such speeds, it is difficult to maintain the level of price-quality correspondence, which is why openly walk-through models still slip from under the conveyor of an experienced developer. Fortunately, representatives of the Note-line have always avoided such a fate and even brought something new to the middle price segment with each generation. The hero of today's review was no exception.
Smartphone review: Realme Quicksilver
Realme Quicksilver - quick response to competitors
It seems that the Chinese company is monitoring the actions of its opponents day and night. As soon as Oppo and Honor announced the imminent release of new models based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor, the equally well-known smartphone manufacturer announced its phone on the said chipset. What makes the novelty stand out against the background of analogs?
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo5 Vitality Edition
Vivo IQOO Neo5 Vitality Edition is a distant ideal
The Chinese company Vivo has a wide range of smartphones on offer, but only some of them become bestsellers. Some phones lack the performance of technical specifications, others - a more democratic price tag. But sometimes the developer releases such interesting models that even sophisticated users want to buy them. So, the hero of today's review is characterized by an almost ideal balance between price and functionality, but for some reason the manufacturer decided not to represent it outside of China.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K40 Light Luxury Edition
Xiaomi Redmi K40 Light Luxury Edition - you again?
The Chinese company Xiaomi decided to bring the number of smartphones in the new K40 line to infinity. We are sure that even the corporate marketers themselves are already confused by the abundance of similar models with a variety of different indices. Thank God, this behavior of the manufacturer does not affect the quality of its products.
Smartphone review: Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars
Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars - the pride of China
The launch of the interplanetary station, the final destination of which was the beloved red planet by millions, becomes a landmark moment for any state. The Chinese company Oppo decided to devote a modified version of its incredibly beautiful and technological flagship to such an event. The solution is unusual, but interesting.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Poco M3 Pro 5G - almost a hit
The Chinese company Xiaomi releases smartphones at an enviable frequency, and most of them are commercially successful. However, not many are able to achieve the title of true bestsellers, which will be talked about by millions of people. The hero of today's review could well be such a phone, but a number of small flaws still leave it beyond the boundaries of super successful devices.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 - stock balance?
Restarting successful models is a rare phenomenon in today's smartphone market. Usually companies with incredibly popular phones in the past allow themselves such a luxury. However, another situation is also possible. For example, a corporation has a lot of unused components in warehouses that they do not want to dispose of at all. This is how devices like the hero of today's review are born.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo3s
Vivo IQOO Neo3s - hit resurrection
The line of Neo-smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo is a mystery to many of its fans around the world. These devices to this day remain without global versions, although such a combination of functionality and affordable prices would raise the devices to the rank of bestsellers. The hero of today's review is a significantly modified model without the S index, which, while maintaining the price tag, is distinguished by even greater performance and manufacturability.
Smartphone review: Realme GT Neo Flash
Realme GT Neo Flash - was the change worth it?
The Chinese company Realmi has definitely set itself the goal of expanding the range of smartphones, because it is difficult to explain otherwise the appearance of many of the same type of phones. It comes to the point that finding the differences between the models is possible only with an extremely careful comparison. This situation happened to the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 8
Asus Zenfone 8 - expensive compactness
The laurels of the Apple iPhone 12 keep many developers awake. An extremely popular gadget has become such not only due to cameras or functionality. Compact dimensions and outstanding ergonomics are not the latest reasons for the success of a product from an American corporation. The Taiwanese company Asus tried to repeat the formula of the famous hit. It turned out very decently, but the price tag is not far from the main competitor.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A22s
Samsung Galaxy A22s - invasion of "Chinese territory"
The Korean company Samsung is becoming less and less comfortable in the smartphone market. This situation is largely due to pressure from Chinese competitors in the lower and middle price segments. These cost categories are developing at an incredibly fast pace, and today at their turn it is possible to purchase a beautiful, functional and autonomous phone with support for 5G frequencies. The hero of today's review matches the specified description, but will he be able to catch up with his opponents ahead of him?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro+
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro+ is the best for your own
Some time ago, the Chinese company Xiaomi said that all smartphones of the corporation, produced within its homeland, should be endowed with support for 5G networks. As a result, we see a completely different range of models provided by the organization in China and the countries of Europe and the CIS. So, the hero of today's review is unlikely to get to you and me in the official sale, but such a list of advantages with a democratic price tag would have found more than one million buyers.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Power 7
Ulefone Power 7 - insane or thoughtless autonomy?
The Chinese company Ulefon, to the delight of loyal fans, decided to revive the Power-line of its smartphones, the main feature of which was a huge battery. However, today it is difficult to surprise a sophisticated audience with only one competitive advantage, the market requires beautiful, balanced and functional phones in any price segment. Unfortunately, such epithets are only partially suitable for the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade A51
ZTE Blade A51 - budget and tasteless?
The assortment of the Chinese company ZTE has managed to seriously decrease due to the long actual downtime, and the range of the manufacturer's available smartphones has also suffered. And if today the user requires even from the most expensive smartphone a wide functionality, coupled with a decent design, then the developer mentioned earlier still lives in the past and does not realize such desires of the audience.
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade A71
ZTE Blade A71 - a smartphone that is better left in the past
The Chinese company ZTE is one of those manufacturers that produce both bestsellers and highly controversial models, the target audience of which is very difficult to find. So, the hero of today's review is a collection of outdated things that hardly anyone wants to see in their mobile assistant.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming Lite
Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming Lite - subtle simplifications
The desire of the Chinese company Xiaomi to expand the range of products offered knows no boundaries. Almost a dozen of the same models can come out under different names, and the so-called new items often duplicate most of the technical characteristics of their predecessors. However, sometimes this behavior of the manufacturer only simplifies the life of ordinary users. For example, the hero of today's review is a little simpler than his "big brother", but the changes are subtle, and the price has become even lower.
Smartphone review: ZTE Axon 31 Pro
ZTE Axon 31 Pro - different numbers, the same essence
For a long time, the Chinese company ZTE has been in creative simplicity, which is why the range of products offered to it now is significantly inferior to that of Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme and other market leaders. The manufacturer definitely wants to compensate for the existing gaps, but his methods of achieving the result are unique. So, it is very difficult to find the differences between the hero of today's review and his predecessor.
Smartphone review: ZTE Axon 31
ZTE Axon 31 - pleasant metamorphosis
The Axon line of smartphones from the Chinese company ZTE has been in demand all over the world for some time. The original design of these phones has always been combined with top-end functionality and a number of competitive advantages. However, the period came when the gadget lost its former identity, which, combined with a weak marketing campaign, became the reason for the failure. But it seems that the once famous developer is trying to fix the situation.
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade A31 Ultra
ZTE Blade A31 Ultra - subflag without cons
Creating a successful smartphone at the turn of the middle and upper price segments is a really difficult task. From such devices, a demanding audience wants to see both a democratic price and, in fact, flagship functionality. The situation will be even less pleasant if the manufacturer is just recovering from serious difficulties. But the experience of the Chinese company ZTE allows it to overcome any obstacles even in this position.
